The Osceola times., 1887-08-06

thorough examination OF the books End
accounts Of Disbursing officer Ieatman OF
thd War Department. The report OF the
board shows every thing TO be absolutely
correct.
A COMMITTEE has been appointed at
Rome 10 elaborate scheme TO establish q
Catholic university in America, and con
ference will be held on August !, to decide
upon its location.
OS the 9th ninety-four members OF the
Paris police force handed to their superior
officers silver watches bearing the en-
graved inscription, "Souvenir Boulanger,
July Tth," which had been delivered at
their homes by unknown persons. The po-
lice department has ordered an inquiry.
The United States war ship Ossipee was
aground for over an hour off the coast Of
\ Nova Scotia on the zsth. She was not seri.
ously injured.
The site was selected on the 2sth at Chill.
licothe, No., for the State Industrial Home
for Girls.
SIXTY longshoremen employed on the
National Line docks, at New York, struck
on the 2sth because the company had EN-
ployed non-union men to do night work.
The company thereupon discharged all its
union employees.
The chief OF the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry has just made a preliminary report
TO the Commissioner of Agriculture in ref
erence to the progress OF the work for the
suppression of pleuro-pneumonia for the
six months ending June 80, 1887. The total
number OF herds inspected during the six
months is 5,35l, containing 45,095 animals; (;
20S herds and II ,023 animals have been
placed in quarantine, among which We're
found e04 diseased animals. Post-mortem
examinations were made on the carcasses
Of 4,s5l animals, and showed that ,04I Of
these have been affected with pleuro-pneu-
monia.
| THE longshoremen's strike ut New York
Is about broken.
THE whereabouts of "Boodler" McGar-
| igle Is still unknown to the Chicago cf-
fcers, although he Is said to have arrived
In Canada.
A RUSSIAN commission has been ap.
pointed to investigate with a view al ex.
tinguishing alien property holding rights.
The surplus in the Treasury OF the United
States increased during the month OF July
about Sj,0DJ.00J.
GOVERNOR KNOTT OF Kentucky issued ap
order to the Adjutan.-General OF the State
ON the 10Th, directing him TO send two
companies OF State Guards and u gatlns
gun 10 Morehead, Rowan County, to pro-
toct the Circuit Court against the Toll
| liverites.
THE Imports Of dry goods at the ports Of
| New Ne-'- for the week ended July -
amounted 10 s}.050,014, of which q, 2,S4, ,7ul
were entered for consumption, and sls5, 1850
were warehoused. Withdrawals from
warehouse for the week were sj6l ,39S, max
ing total amount marketed S2,aiG,033.
GEORGE GRANT, fisherman at Gabrious,
Cape Breton, hooked u Goldfish weighing
thirty pounds ON the 2Sth. When hauling
the fish into the boat, Grant was borriiled
to find in the lish's mouth the side of a
mans face, from the forehead to the chin
covered with brown whiskers, tinged with
gray.
AFTER many years Of litigation the
! BethuHes have been ordered by the court
to surrender plind Tom to IA representative
OF his mother, and 10 pay 5000 for his
past services. The Bethunes have made a
fortune out of the poor negro's wonderful
musical abilities and have held him as
chattel.
| CINCINNATI has organized d connnitte,
to invite President Cleveland to visit thai
city during his fall tour.
TiR hnt.glass factories in fittsburgi
started up on the lst, giving employment
To over two thousand men.
DwYER Bros "invincible" three year
old, Hanover, was beaten at Monmouth
park on the Both by Lasgard, rank out
slider.
FoR the week ended the 10th Chioa 60 los
a little groand in the League base bal
championship series, Detroit maintaining
the lead by two games. In the Association
the 81. Louis Browns increased their lenC
somewhat, having taken three straigh
from Baltimore.
THE estimated reduction Of the publ,
debt for July is Sj,O00,O0D.
ThE ship Prince Albert arrived at Phila
delphia from Rio de Janeiro with yellow
fever on board Several of the crew wer,
i'll.
ALL the Swiss military commanders hay,
been ordered to pay the strictest attention
to insure proper working of the army il
the event Of an outbreak of war III Europe
IT was reported that NJ. Ferry's seccLd
being absent from Paris the duel between
appointed for the ht, would of necessity
lie postponed until the I'd. The absence u
the seconds obliged NJ. Ferry to appoint
others.
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